Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Northwestern Mutual Sustainability and Impact: Delivering Financial Security

Northwestern Mutual

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

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Science in Action: Kenvue Research Driving Real-Life Solutions

Kenvue

Research, Reports & Publications

Responsible Production & Consumption

Martin Exterior Linear Pro Architectural Lighting: Next-Gen Precision Meets Brilliant Simplicity

When you’re designing a product, there’s always a vision in mind – features that will captivate your audience and unique qualities that set your creation apart from the rest.

Sustainable Development Goals

Tetra Pak Sustainability Report FY22: Social Sustainability

Tetra Pak’s promise to protect food, people and the planet is ever more relevant. Social sustainability means putting people first and implementing business practices that contribute to the human dimensions of sustainable development.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Dow Earns Top Score in LGBTQ+ Equality in Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index

Dow (NYSE: DOW) received recognition for its commitment to LGBTQ+ equality with a top score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index (CEI).

Diversity & Inclusion

Webster Committed to Ensuring Fair and Equitable Environment, Competitive Opportunities for Diverse Suppliers

Webster’s Supplier Diversity Program integrates diversity and inclusion into the procurement process by implementing policy, practices and procedures that ensure equal opportunity.

Education

KFC Thailand and the Equal Education FundLaunch Successful Bucket Search Orientations To Tackle Educational Inequality

We're cheering on KFC Thailand and the Equal Education Fund (EEF) for two successful orientation sessions for the Bucket Search program!

Research, Reports & Publications

Qualcomm’s 2023 Corporate Responsibility Report: A Message From Our CEO

Qualcomm engineers human progress. We relentlessly innovate to enable intelligent computing everywhere. Our solutions deliver powerful intelligence and connectivity across devices to make our lives better in new ways and transform industries.

Diversity & Inclusion

Jannae Gammage of Foresight Is on a Mission to Broaden Lending Practices for the 'Little Guy'

We’re proud to be investing in Foresight through the Northwestern Mutual Black Founder Accelerator® in collaboration with NM Future Ventures.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Fortune names U.S. Bank one of the 2024 World’s Most Admired Companies

Fortune magazine again recognized U.S. Bank as one of the 2024 World’s Most Admired Companies, naming it No. 1 in the Superregional Banks category for the 14th consecutive year.

Diversity & Inclusion

How This Clorox R&D Manager Became an Advocate for Her Community

She was drawn to the company after learning about our foundation’s involvement in the Oakland community. “I felt like it was going to be the perfect place for me to be both a scientist and an advocate,” she says.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Aflac Foundation Inc. Extends Commitment to Children and Families With $1.5 Million Donation to Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center

Crucial for the development of new treatments and promising therapies for children with cancer and blood disorders such as sickle cell, pediatric oncology and hematology research has been a focus of support for Aflac for nearly 30 years.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Genesis Housing Corporation in Eastern Pennsylvania Awarded $150,000 From KeyBank Foundation

KeyBank and Genesis Housing Corporation have partnered to create a new energy efficiency program as part of the organization’s Healthy Homes Program for income-qualified families of Montgomery County in the greater Philadelphia, PA area.

Education

Louisiana College Students Can Earn $4,000 in Technology Scholarships From Entergy for the 2024–25 School Year

Entergy’s Information Technology organization has announced the application period has opened for its scholarship program for New Orleans metro area college students.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Cisco Foundation Grantees Prioritize Indigenous Leadership To Protect the Amazon Basin

Cisco’s Chief Sustainability Office and the Cisco Foundation’s Climate Commitment seek to build capacity for our social and environmental systems to heal and thrive by working toward an inclusive, resilient, and regenerative climate future.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AllianceBernstein: Nurturing Nature - Why Investors Should Care About Biodiversity

From South Africa’s endangered black rhinoceros to the shrinking Amazon rainforest, threats to the variability of life on Earth are mounting.

Research, Reports & Publications

Schneider Electric Outperforms 2023 Sustainability Targets and Maintains Its Leadership in ESG Ratings

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, announced today its 2023 sustainability impact performance as part of its full-year financial results.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Entergy Employees Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Fight Food Insecurity in Our Communities

Recently, Entergy employees came together to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by participating in a series of events across our service areas to support our communities in need.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

PotlatchDeltic Supports Childcare for Team Members at St. Maries

PotlatchDeltic is subsidizing up to 50% of our St. Maries Team Members’ monthly childcare expenses up to an annual maximum of $5,000.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Taco Bell Foundation Brings Back Social Impact Challenge To Fuel Young People’s Big Ideas

Ambition Accelerator is back and spicier than ever! The Taco Bell Foundation’s signature social entrepreneurship program is now open for its second year of applications, this time with more opportunities to drive positive change.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Mary Kay and 15 North Texas Companies Are Rooting for Trees With the Arbor Day Foundation

Recognizing the critical role companies play in conservation, Mary Kay is deeply involved in reforestation initiatives through our partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Eastman Partners With Mechanical Recycler Dentis Group/Nord Pal Plast To Unlock New Feedstock for Its Planned Facility in France

Eastman (NYSE: EMN) today announced a long-term agreement with Nord Pal Plast SA part of Dentis Group, a leading Italian multinational company specializing in the recovery and mechanical recycling of PET packaging waste.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Paramount’s Content for Change Delivers Impactful Initiatives in Las Vegas

Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA; PARAA), alongside its brands, industry affiliates, and community partners, orchestrated a series of impactful events in Las Vegas leading up to this past Sunday's game to shine a light on important societal issues.

Events, Media & Communications

Webinar: The State of Corporate Volunteering

Corporate volunteering has had a major resurgence, but our latest data shows that providing your people with opportunities to volunteer on their own isn’t enough — they need support.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Helping Cats Find Homes in Bucks County

Linda Lamberson, Delmarva Power Senior Business Analyst, received Exelon’s Powering Communities Employee Volunteer Award, the organization’s highest achievement for volunteerism and community involvement, for her work with CATS Bridge to Rescue.

Diversity & Inclusion

AEG Partners With LA LGBT Center To Foster Career Awareness and Preparation Among LGBTQ+ Youth

Young adults who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ+) often experience unique challenges around career preparation.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

L.O.V.E at Tapestry

Last month, Tapestry's Employee Business Resource Group Juntos Unidos hosted our most recent Unscripted event with the organization L.O.V.E. (Latinas on the Verge of Excellence) on the topics of young women and empowerment.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  2. Social Impact at Mastercard
    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.
  3. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  4. TCS | goIT
    Tata Consultancy Services is proud to bring you goIT In 2009, TCS North America launched goIT, its signature community engagement initiative.The...
  5. Southwire Giving Back
    Our neighbors depend on us, just as we depend on them, so we are committed to improving the quality of life in the communities in which we work. At...
  6. Opportunity for All
    At Trane Technologies, uplifting our communities and workforce is the key to our continued success. We focus on broadening access to education...
  7. Subaru Love Promise: Education
    Subaru believes that all students deserve an equal and fair opportunity at a quality education. Through our partnership with AdoptAClassroom.org...
  8. GoDaddy | Customers
    GoDaddy is the world’s largest services platform for entrepreneurs around the globe. We’re on a mission to empower our worldwide community of 20+...
  9. Antea Group Webinars and Events
    Come learn from Antea Group experts on a variety of topics. We produce webinars monthly and attend events regularly to keep in touch with current and...
  10. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  11. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
    Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is embedded in our company values. We actively promote it among our employees, raise awareness, and foster an...
  12. Social Progress
    Social engagement has always been an integral part of our sense of responsibility as a company. We care and we act to do our part to improve the...
  13. 2025: Entergy helps customers beat the heat
    This summer, Entergy helped our customers across our service area beat the heat this summer through a number of initiatives aimed to help them save...
  14. Technology & Engineering Education
    We aim to inspire and cultivate the next generation of engineers and inventors by supporting organizations that foster innovation in education...
  15. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...